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Matrox
Matrox RT.X2 SD
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Part number: RTX2SDNAC
GG Product ID: 99918713
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Our Price: $795
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Matrox RT.X2 SD is part of the RT.X2 family of editing platforms. It delivers powerful realtime DV editing performance at an unprecedented low price point. Matrox RTX2 SD is designed primarily for realtime DV editing, but also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD codec so you can capture other SD formats over the analog inputs, and mix the various types of footage on an SD timeline in real time.
Key features of Matrox RT.X2 SD
Realtime multi-layer editing of video, graphics, and effects
Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects color correction, speed changes, chroma/luma keying and many more
Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects 2D/3D DVE, blur/glow/soft focus, shine and many more
Native DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD editing
Realtime playback of 32-bit MPEG-2 I-frame AVI files with alpha in SD
Realtime HDV clip downscaling in an SD timeline
Realtime mixed-format multi-cam in an SD timeline
Accelerated export to DVD, multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes
WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Bridge, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion,
NewTek LightWave 3D, and Windows Media Player with dynamic Alt+Tab switching
Composite, Y/C, and analog component SD input and output
For use with your copy of Adobe Premiere Pro or Adobe Production Studio
Realtime primary color correction
Primary color correction is a critically important effect for all productions, whether to achieve continuity when cutting between shots, ensure broadcast safe levels, or establish and emphasize a "look". The primary color corrector provides basic proc amp control; three-way color correction complete with master, shadows, midtones and highlights control; and input/output level control.
Realtime proc amp controls
The Matrox RT.X2 platforms let you easily adjust four proc amp controls - hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast. Hue adjusts the tint of the colors in the image, saturation adjusts the vividness, contrast adjusts the difference in luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of the image, and brightness adjusts the level of black. You can also use these controls to create special effects, such as black and white, in real time.
Realtime color match and color balance
Colors can be corrected using nine parameters related to the black (shadow), midtone, and white (highlight) levels of your clips. You can easily match colors or balance blacks, whites, and grays against a reference shot in one simple step.
Realtime input/output level control
Using the histogram display and level controls, luminance levels can be remapped to maximize the dynamic range of a clip. For example, bright areas can be made brighter and dark areas can be made darker. Five parameters are available - black, white, and gamma levels on the input; and black and white levels on the output. Auto white and auto black controls are also provided.
Realtime secondary color correction
The secondary color corrector is an advanced tool used for fine-tuning or dramatic effects creation. It offers all the controls found in the primary color correction filter with the added capability of limiting the effect to a specific range of pixels. Pixel selection can be done using color and/or brightness. Using the simple garbage matte tool, you can also limit the effect to a specific region. The pixel selection can also be inverted.
The secondary color corrector lets you achieve effects such as color pass and color replace. It can be used, for example, to change the color of a dress, deepen the background sky color, or to achieve an effect similar to the film Schindlers List where only one object or person remains in color while the rest of the image becomes black and white.
Realtime chroma and luma keying
The Matrox RT.X2 platforms provide one of the finest realtime chroma keyers in the industry. Clean blue- and green-screen keys are easy to achieve, even with DV and HDV material shot in less than optimal lighting conditions. Your video is upsampled to 4:4:4:4 resolution and advanced noise reduction algorithms are used to ensure superior results. The auto key button intelligently adjusts the key with soft edges, spill removal, and shadow preservation. If needed, you can further refine the key with manual controls. You can key on any color, not just blue and green. You can also invert the selection and display the matte being generated to fine tune the key.
The computer will house the RT.X2 or RT.X2 SD card. It must be running Windows XP Professional (32-bit version only) and have a PCI Express (PCI-e) slot available. It must also have adequate cooling and a power supply large enough to meet the requirements of the RT.X2 or RT.X2 SD card and other peripherals in the system. We recommend a minimum system power supply of 500 watts.
At least 2 GB of RAM are required. You may opt for performance RAM versus value RAM. Our tests have shown that in some systems this can increase performance by up to 10%. Upgrading to performance RAM can be seen as a "bargain" way to increase system performance when compared to upgrading to a marginally better processor.
Your choice of processors is a key element in the performance of your Matrox RT.X2 system, particularly when it comes to certain CPU-intensive functions such as:
Encoding and decoding compressed video Compositing multiple graphics layers Realtime color correction Realtime chroma and luma keying Realtime speed changes Realtime transitions (Matrox wipes, dissolve, additive dissolve) Realtime track matte Realtime SD clip upscaling in an HD project (does not apply to RT.X2 SD) Realtime HD clip downscaling in an SD project Realtime multi-camera editing
The Matrox RT.X2 cards are optimized to run on both AMD and Intel processors and to take full advantage of their unique architectures. Single-core and multi-core processors are supported. A minimum of two processing cores is required - either two physical single-core processors, or one physical multi-core processor. Choosing top-of-the line processors may give you additional realtime capability that can be a significant time saver. More processing power will also benefit many of your other applications, such as Adobe After Effects, Discreet Combustion, etc.
Matrox has validated a number of desktop- and workstation-class computers and motherboards. For each computer and motherboard, we provide performance results for the GPUs we have tested, as well as validation recipes that tell you how to configure the system. Matrox dealers have validated additional computers and motherboards for use with RT.X2. Matrox does not have these systems in-house so we may be limited in our ability to troubleshoot them.
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